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accession: "0001628280-25-008658"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RKLB"
cik: "0001819994"
company_name: "Rocket Lab Corp"
filed_at: "2025-02-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T02:26:21.939875+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rocket Lab posts record Q4 revenue $132.4M, annual revenue $436.2M; guides Q1 rev $117-123M, adj EBITDA loss $33-35M

## Summary
- Record Q4 2024 revenue of $132.4M, up 26% sequentially and 121% YoY; full-year revenue $436.2M (+78% YoY).
- Record 16 Electron launches in 2024 (60% increase vs 2023); over $450M in new contracts secured.
- Neutron medium-lift rocket debut on track for H2 2025; new ocean landing platform 'Return On Investment' unveiled.
- Introduced Flatellite mass-manufacture satellite platform for national security/defense/commercial markets.
- Q1 2025 guidance: revenue $117-123M, GAAP gross margin 25-27%, adjusted EBITDA loss $33-35M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-008658
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RKLB
- cik: 0001819994
- company_name: Rocket Lab Corp
- filed_at: 2025-02-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819994/000162828025008658/0001628280-25-008658-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819994/000162828025008658/rklb-20250227.htm

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